Ministry of Sound - Ibiza

Having jumped through hoops to please the authorities in Ibiza for years, the Circo Loco team has had enough with the latest ridiculous enforced closure. Now they are asking the club’s many thousands of international fans to take action and show the strength of opinion against their misguided rulings.

Take a moment to contact the powers that be as asked in this poster, and sign the online petition (link in the post below) and let’s save this Ibiza institution, and the spirit of the island before it’s too late.

Meanwhile, in the latest action against Ibiza’s club culture, popular sunset bar Khumaras has also been shut down. Word is that this is for charges going back to 2005. They really know how to celebrate the coming of summer these officials, don’t they.

Party on.

The delicate balance between Ibiza’s clubs and the authorities has taken a turn for the worse today with news that DC10 has once again been slapped with an order banning it from opening just as the summer season gets underway. Read the rest of this entry »

The Bassline massive get their very own Balearic hangout from this weekend as Download brings the hottest dance sound in the UK to Es Paradis for weekly Sunday evening sessions. Read the rest of this entry »

Tonight sees one of the biggest club launches in Ibiza for some time. Pete Tong’s defection from Pure Pacha, across the island to launch his own Wonderland night at San Antonio’s Brit-haven Eden. Read the rest of this entry »

As we approach the second Judgement Sundays party of the season this weekend, the 2008 mix CD from Judge Jules himself and backroom residents Kissdafunk’s head honcho Rob Tissera is already flying off the shelves. Read the rest of this entry »

With the Opening party season now in full swing, there’s the usual sense of excitement and expectation about the summer ahead in Ibiza, but also much unknown as to how things are going to go down with the increasingly tough authorities. Can strict laws ever crush the island’s party spirit? Read the rest of this entry »

Alex Wolfenden broadcasts live from the studio at Cafe Mambo on Ministry of Sound Radio this afternoon at 2pm (UK time).
Check out our video from last week out on the island too for a flavour of what the show is all about.

We grabbed a word with chill king Chris Coco after his sunset DJ set at Cafe Mambo this week. Check out the wicked MoS TV feature above!

Sunday sees the return of Darren Hughes We Love parties to Space for his 10th year promoting marathon Sunday sessions at the infamous club. One of the rising stars of the show in recent years has been Paul Woolford, the Back to Basics-bred DJ/producer who has become an international phenomenon in the process.

He’s back as a key resident for 2008, and is itching to get back behind the controls on the Terrace on a weekly basis. Read the rest of this entry »

Tonight’s big party on the island is the annual Stealth bash. Pacha fave Roger Sanchez traditionally throws this party for his popular label the week before launching his Release Yourself residency at the club. Read the rest of this entry »